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The Scroll newspaper has been in print since 1905, when BYU-Idaho was known as the Ricks Academy, a locally run school with a newly-developed high school program. At the time this newspaper was known as the “Student Rays,” and was printed monthly. In 1933 the name of the newspaper changed to “The Purple Flash.” In 1937 the name was changed again to “Viking Flashes,” and in 1938 the name finally changed to “The Viking Scroll.” The paper continued under this name until 1972, when it changed to “The Scroll.” The Scroll is still in print at BYU-Idaho as its official newspaper.

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Ricks
College
Vol. 95 No. 5
October 6, 1981
News Tips— 356- 1603
Forum to look
at research on
LDS scripture
By GLORIA TURNER
Staff Writer
Was the Book of Mormon writ­ten
by one author— or by many,
as it claims?
The quest to shed light on the
Book of Mormon's authenticity
was the object of research
recently completed by two
statisticians at BYU who will
speak at the Ricks forum at 2 p. m.
Thursday in the Hart Auditorium.
Dr. Wayne A. Larsen and Dr.
Alvin C. Rencher examine
evidence behind the claims that
someone like Solomon Spalding,
a 19th Century writer, might have
written the book."
Using modern computer
techniques to digest and analyze
the Book of Mormon word by
word, Dr. Larsen and Dr. Rencher,
seem to have debunked the
critics' claims that Ohioan
Spalding was the sole author.
The project was completed in
October, 1979.
" The overwhelming evidence
given here should permanently
lay to rest the alternative theories
that Joseph Smith or Solomon
Spalding wrote the Book of Mor­mon"
the researchers said in a
report.
The project used " wordprints"
developed by feeding passages
of 1,000 words for each book and
analyzing the frequency of what
Dr. Rencher calls " non-contextual"
words" such as
" and, for, It, as, be, and which."
The evidence supports the idea
that the 522- page work is a
sacred history of the ancient In­habitants
of the Americas written
by many record keepers over a
period from 2,000 B. C. to 421 A. D.
The wordprint analysis con­cluded
that the book was
authored by at least 24 different
writers— possibly more— whose
styles did not resemble any of the
writings of any of the 19th cen­tury
authors examined.
The method has been used for
more than a decade. The most
famous use was in 1964 when
professors from Harvard and
University of Chicago analyzed 12
of " The Federalist Papers" and
settled a controversy by deter­mining
which were written by
Alexander Hamilton and which by
James Madison.
Since the publication of the
Book of Mormon In 1830, op­ponents
have attempted to prove
it false while defenders have
sought physical evidence to pro­ve
its authenticity.
' Powerful!" was the response of Elder LeGrand
Richards to an address delivered at LDS General Con-
Dangers of ' Cambridge Diet'
ference in Salt Lake City last weekend. Story and
photos inside on pages 8 and 9.
Diet can produce harmful effects
By MARIE LOVELAND
Staff Writer
Many college women have
become interested In the new
Cambridge Diet which promises
to rid a person of 15 pounds a
week.
" I feel the Cambridge Diet is a
dangerous diet" stated
Registered Dietitian Janel
Madsen, a Ricks nutrition
teacher.
Mrs. Madsen said that reliable
nutritionists tell us that we
should not lose more than two
pounds a week on any diet.
" I don't believe any student
should go lower than 1200
calories a day" said Madsen. The
Cambridge diet offers only 330
Power company reduces
local rates by 31 percent
By JULIE STIBRAL
Senior Writer
Despite the 31 percent drop in
electricity, announced by UP& L,
effective Oct. 1, figures show that
residents of Rexburg pay double
the rates that Idaho Falls
residents pay. Rexburg
customers pay 4.58 cents per
kilowatt- hour while Idaho Falls
residents pay 2.01 cents per
kilowatt hour.
Idaho Falls is supplied by Bon­neville
Power Administration, the
administrator of federal dams in
the Northwest. Much of BPA's
energy is generated through the
Snake River, according to com­pany
officials. This keeps power
costs down.
To supply 95 percent of its elec­tricity,
UP& L is dependent on
coal which is generated from
Utah and keeps the costs at
higher rates, according to one
company official. Beginning Nov.
1, winter rates will go into effect
and residents will pay 3.28 cents
per KWH until Apr. 30.
Idaho electrical rates are still a
bargain, though, compared with
other major cities. In a survey by
the National Association of
Regulatory Utility Commis­sioners,
New York City users pay
the highest rate with an average
of 11.67 cents per KWH. St. Louis,
the lowest city in the survey,
residents are charged three times
less than the New York City rate,
averaging 4.36 cents per KWH.
This survey was conducted in a
three month period beginning
December 1980 and extending
through February 1981.
calories a day. Individuals on pro­tein
sparing fast diets, under
medical supervision are allowed
a low extreme of at least 500
calories a day.
Mrs. Madsen went on to say
that the Cambridge Diet has pro­tein,
vitamins, minerals, and
some natural sugar ( fructose) and
carbohydrates. The protein
amount is so small that it is used
not to build and maintain tissues
as it's supposed to but rather to
burn as necessary energy. The
vitamins can't work on food that
isn't there, so they have no value
and the carbohydrate doesn't
even meet one day's recommend­ed
allowance, she explained.
What worries Madsen is that
every student she's talked to that
tried the diet has gotten sick. She
feels this is because the person's
resistance to illness Is lower than
it would be if they were eating
from the basic food groups.
Mrs. Madsen feels that a per­son
will regain the weight they
lost when they get off the diet
because eating habits haven't
been modified. There is only one
way to lose weight and that is to
eat less.
" In my opinion people who go
on crash diets are breaking the
Word of Wisdom" said Madsen.
So what does she recommend?
Cut out the junk food, plan
balanced menus and get more ex­ercise.